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Nora E. Brier

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Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
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Director of Postdoctoral Training, Director of Postdoctoral Training CTSA
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Department: Psychiatry
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13 Education:
21 7 BA 14 (English) c
30 St. Joseph's University, 2009.
21 7 MS 25 (Mental Health Counseling) c
4c Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM), 2015.
21 b Psy.D. 20 (Clinical Psychology) c
4c Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM), 2020.
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1f Post-Graduate Training
24 7a Clinical Psychology Intern, VA Hudson Valley Health Care System Montrose Campus, Montrose NY, 2019-2020.
24 64 Postdoctoral Fellow, CBT Center for Anxiety and OCD, Lower Gwynedd, PA, 2020-2021.
24 bc Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety (CTSA) University of Pennsylvania Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 2021-2022.
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Description of Clinical Expertise

4a CBT for anxiety disorders and major depressive disorders
15 EXRP for OCD
14 PE for PTSD
63 CBT for panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, specific phobias, illness anxiety disorder
40 HRT and CRT for trichotillomania and excoriation disorder
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Selected Publications

13e Hart, J.L., Carter, D., Hinton, C. et al. : Supporting Evidence-based Responses to Emotional Needs in Emphysema (SERENE): protocol for a randomized, open-label mechanistic trial comparing Coping Skills Training and disease-specific education for depressive symptoms 85 conducted in United States health systems. Trials 2026 Notes: supervisor to study clinicians in this study.

1b3 Nora Brier, Lily A. Brown, and Jeremy Tyler : Leveraging Beliefs in Treatment: Outcome Expectancy, Treatment Credibility, and Self-Efficacy within Optimizing Treatment Engagement Processes in CBT for Anxiety and Related Disorders CBT: Science Into Practice Elizabeth M. Goetter Series Editor Nikolaos Kazantzis (eds.). Springer Nature Page: 29-46, July 2025.

1fd Brown, L. A., Schwartz, R., Brier, N., Mayina, L., & Feler, B: Does Controlled Research on Psychotherapy Translate to Naturalistic Practice Settings (Effectiveness)? APA handbook of psychotherapy: Evidence-based practice, practice-based evidence, and contextual participant-driven practice F. T. L. Leong, J. L., Callahan, J. Zimmerman, M. J. Constantino, & C. F. Eubanks (eds.). American Psychological Association, 2: 173-192, 2024.

167 Nora Brier Psy.D., Lily A. Brown Ph.D.: The Impact of Exposure Therapy on Cancer-Related Future Cognitions in Severe Health Anxiety. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice. Carmen P. McLean, PhD (eds.). Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), Page: 1-9, September 2023.

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